Saturn will return to Miami’s Kristi House with Pictures of Hope, a photography project led by an award winning photojournalist. The project gave children at Kristi House, ages 7 to 15 years old, the opportunity to take photos that reflect their hopes and dreams. The photos are then featured in a set of Pictures of Hope greeting cards. Saturn of Miami will sponsor the reveal event where the children, along with their families, will see their photos for the very first time.

Kristi House serves as Miami-Dade County’s Children’s Advocacy Center, responsible for coordination of all child sexual abuse cases in the county. The Pictures of Hope project enables these children to express their dreams and communicate them through photography, while building their self-esteem.

In August, Saturn and celebrity photojournalist and author Linda Solomon visited Kristi House to kick off the Pictures of Hope project. Solomon conducted a photography workshop and taught the children photo composition and photography techniques. The children were then sent on an assignment with a single-use camera to capture photos of their hopes and dreams.

Saturn funded the program which includes providing the finished greeting cards. “Saturn chose to be a part of this program because giving to the local community has always been a key component in the Saturn philosophy,” said Saturn Diversity Advertising Manager, Patricia Maldonado.

Saturn of Miami and Kristi House will sell boxes of Pictures of Hope greeting cards with 100 percent of the proceeds benefiting Kristi House. “We are proud of our association with the Pictures of Hope project,” said Louis Vera of Saturn of Miami. “We look forward to selling the Pictures of Hope greeting cards on behalf of Kristi House.”

For more information about Saturn, please visit www.ImSaturn.com. To learn more about Kristi House, go to www.kristihouse.org.

WHO: Patricia Maldonado, Saturn Diversity Advertising Manager and Linda Solomon, Celebrity Photojournalist & Author

WHAT: Saturn reveals the Pictures of Hope greeting cards featuring images from child photographers from Kristi House.

WHEN: 4:00 p.m., Thursday, October 2, 2008

Please note: THIS IS A MEDIA EVENT AND NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

WHERE: Kristi House, Inc located at 1265 NW 12th Avenue Miami, Florida 33136